Freezing Fifties (Print 2340387) places While many longed for

While many longed for

and we're looking towards the domes of the Royal Infirmary

in the Gorbals

it's one of Glasgow's original 'jolly red giants' - the early red sandstone blocks which began to appear in the city in the early 1900s

As well as the giant clock

Freezing Fifties (Print 2340387) places While many longed forIt was a cold and treacherous trudge to work for these folk in the winter of 1950. The arches on either side of the former Royal Bank of Scotland, leading to Royal Exchange Square, have long provided the perfect framing device for city snapper. The snow covered newspaper bills, on the right, belong to William Porteous and Sons, once one of the city's top newspaper and map shops. As well as all the UK titles, they stocked newspapers and periodicals